Who can join?
Membership of the Society of Editors (Tasmania) Inc. is open to anyone engaged in or interested in publishing, for example editors, writers, designers, typographers, indexers, proofreaders, illustrators and publishers. It's a great way to test the waters if you're considering a career in editing.
If you are an editor …
The Society offers a supportive network of publishing professionals. Membership gives you the following benefits:
- Catchword, our excellent quarterly newsletter
- eTextpert, our equally excellent monthly electronic newsletter. Anyone may subscribe by emailing eTextpert. A special members-only eTextpert advertises job opportunities and special offers.
- evening meetings, with guest speakers on professional topics
- workshops and professional development seminars
- social evenings and dinners (including AGM and Christmas dinners)
- the Freelance Register, enabling you to promote your services to a world-wide audience.
- discounts at bookshops and other Tasmanian businesses.
Email us to suggest the types of social or professional development events you'd like to attend.
Categories of membership
Membership is renewed each year on 1 July. Members who join after December 31 may pay two-thirds of the full year's rates. There are three categories of membership:
- Associate membership costs $50 per year and is open to anyone interested in publishing
- Full membership, at $70, is open to people working as editors, proofreaders or indexers, whether full time or part time. Applicants for full membership need to state relevant qualifications and training, and provide a brief description of their experience or list publications they have worked on. Full membership includes an entry in the Society's online Freelance Register for those who would like one.
- Corporate membership is available for $200 and enables you to send up to four employees from your organisation to each Society event and receive the member discount.
Associate and full members may attend Society activities at the discounted members' price, where applicable. Members living more than 80 km from the Hobart GPO receive a further 20% discount for professional development activities.
If you can't decide which category suits you, read the membership application form [MS Word, 94kB].
Marketing
Full members are eligible to advertise on our Freelance Register. This website is extremely well-ranked in search engines such as Google and editors on the Register report excellent responses to their online entry.
The Society also works to raise awareness with potential employers of the benefits of professional writing and editing.
Use of the Society’s logo
Full members are also encouraged to display our logo on their professional websites. The logo should be accompanied by the statement ‘member of the Society of Editors (Tas) Inc’ and a link to the home page of this site.
You can download the logo here [gif, 2KB].
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Other indivduals and organisations are not permitted to use the logo in any way without the explicit written permission of the executive committee.
Discounts
Members are eligible for significantly reduced fees to all society events, including seminars given by experts working in editing and publishing. They also receive discounts or special deals at the following businesses:
- Hobart Bookshop
The Hobart Bookshop specialises in Tasmaniana, literature and poetry but also has a huge selection of titles in all genres. They sell new and second-hand books. They have been providing a 10 per cent discount to Society of Editors' members for more than 15 years. Browse through their collection at 22 Salamanca Square, Hobart; email them; or phone on 6223 1803. - The Quill Consultancy
The Quill Consultancy specialises in computer training courses, application development, preparation of technical documentation and the provision of consultancy and help-desk services. Quill is a Microsoft Certified Partner and stocks the Microsoft Press range of computer publications. They offer Society members a 10 per cent discount on their training courses (except those already discounted). If you would like to book for a training course, would like more information, or want to be included on their mailing list please email them or phone 6231 0577. - Centre Stationers
71 Bathurst St, Hobart
Members receive 10% off everything in the shop except white copy paper. - All about Wellness
376 Howden Road, Howden
10% off - Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Members of the Society of Editors can join the MEAA for a reduced rate. Read Reasons to join the alliance [MS Word, 62kB] and if you wish, complete the membership application [MS Word, 50kB]. - Impress: clear communication
e-book: Client Fishing
Suzanne Cooper and Bruce Ransley from Impress have written an e-book based on their popular seminar, Client fishing. Subtitled The freelancer's no-sh*t guide to finding great clients, the brief booklet offers straight-to-the-point advice about how to find work you love and clients who love you – without spending money on advertising!
Where: The e-book is available at http://www.impress-cc.com.au/e-books
Cost: For Soc Eds members, $14 plus GST (usually $18). Under 'Discount Code' type 'editors' to receive the discount.